The UN refugee agency in Liberia expresses concern over the alleged "forced extradition" of Ivorian refugees suspected by Ivory Coast of being mercenaries.

Teenager wants to put South Africa on the gymnastics map this summer.

The Egyptian government says it is taking seriously an alleged 48-hour ultimatum by Islamist militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis for tourists to leave.

Two bodies of illegal miners are found at a disused mine in South Africa near an abandoned mine where other miners were trapped over the weekend.

Silver Strikers beat Mighty Wanderers in their rearranged match to win the title and finally bring an end to the league season in Malawi.

Nigeria striker Bright Dike suffers an Achilles injury that may rule him out of this summer's World Cup finals in Brazil.

In the Central African Republic, villages are emptying as Muslims flee to nearby Chad for safety.

A German court sentences a Rwandan former mayor, Onesphore Rwabukombe, to 14 years in prison for his role in Rwanda's 1994 genocide.

Fighting breaks out in South Sudan, local officials say - the first major clashes since a ceasefire agreement in January.

Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis says it bombed a tourist bus in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, killing three South Koreans and an Egyptian.